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Tropical Storm Barry: Trump approves Louisiana state of emergency | 13 July 2019 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as a growing tropical storm nears landfall. Storm Barry has been gathering speed over the Gulf of Mexico in recent days. Officials say sustained wind speeds have grown to 65mph (104km/h) and may reach hurricane strength by th... |
Venezuela crisis in 300 words | 6 January 2020 | [
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"context": "Venezuela is engulfed in a political crisis with two rival politicians claiming to be the country's legitimate leader. Venezuela has been governed for the past 20 years by the socialist PSUV party. From 1999 to his death in 2013, Hugo Chavez was president. He was succeeded by his right-hand man, N... |
Sydney Opera House horse race advert ignites furore | 8 October 2018 | [
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"context": "A plan to advertise a horse race on the sails of the Sydney Opera House has prompted a large backlash in Australia. The World Heritage-listed site will show the advert on Tuesday, after an order by the New South Wales premier. Critics say the decision defies Sydney Opera House rules by effectively... |
Emma Watson isn't alone - I face a 'breast backlash' every day | 7 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Karen Gormley describes herself as \"smiley and quite shy\", but says people see her differently simply because of the size of her breasts. The 45-year-old, from Preston, Lancashire, got in touch with BBC News after the furore over Emma Watson's Vanity Fair photoshoot. Karen says women, in particu... |
North Korea's Kim Yong-chol heads to US for talks | 29 May 2018 | [
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"context": "One of North Korea's most senior officials is travelling to New York, as preparations for a planned summit gather pace. Former intelligence chief Gen Kim Yong-chol is the most senior North Korean official to visit the US since 2000. US President Donald Trump confirmed the news on Tuesday, saying h... |
Antarctica melting: Climate change and the journey to the 'doomsday glacier' | 28 January 2020 | [
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"context": "The images are murky at first. Sediment sweeps past the camera as Icefin, a bright yellow remotely operated robot submarine, moves tentatively forward under the ice. Then the waters begin to clear. Icefin is under almost half a mile (600m) of ice, at the front of one the fastest-changing large gla... |
Oxfam scandal: UN aid agencies fear backlash | 15 February 2018 | [
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"context": "The news that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in Haiti has led to renewed focus on how the aid sector works, and what measures are in place to prevent abuse by aid workers. Headlines like \"Oxfam faces new sex scandal in South Sudan\" are certainly not flattering, and they come at a time when many co... |
Trump's 17-day holiday causes a stir | 4 August 2017 | [
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"context": "Like many denizens of Washington DC, President Donald Trump is escaping the heat that smothers the nation's capital in August. But his respite is anything but brief. The president will spend 17 days at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, for what the White House bills as a \"working v... |
Maria Ressa: Head of Philippines news site Rappler arrested | 13 February 2019 | [
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"context": "The CEO of Rappler, a news website critical of the government in the Philippines, has been arrested at its headquarters in Manila. Maria Ressa has been accused of \"cyber-libel\" over a report on a businessman's alleged ties to a former judge. Press freedom advocates see this as an attempt by the ... |
What does shake-up of EU data laws really mean? | 14 April 2016 | [
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"context": "The European Parliament has voted on the biggest shake-up of data protection laws for 20 years. The data protection regulation's stated aim is to give citizens back control of their personal data as well as simplifying the regulatory environment. It could mean huge fines for companies that breach ... |
More Than Me CEO temporarily resigns amid Liberia rape scandal | 15 October 2018 | [
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"context": "The CEO of a US-backed academy in Liberia has temporarily resigned after a report found that dozens of girls were allegedly raped by an employee. Katie Meyler, the CEO of charity More Than Me, announced she would step aside after a report by ProPublica and Time magazine revealed the abuse. More Th... |
The highs and lows of the pound | 6 July 2016 | [
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"context": "As the nation anxiously waited for the EU referendum results last month, currency traders were busy making bets on which way the vote would go. The pound started to rise just before the first results came in as traders predicted a win for the Remain side - eventually hitting a high of over $1.50. ... |
Royals among guests for Lady Gabriella Windsor wedding | 18 May 2019 | [
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"context": "The Queen and Prince Philip were among the guests at the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston. Public relations director Lady Gabriella, 38, is the daughter of the Queen's cousin, Prince Michael of Kent. It was the third royal wedding to be held at Windsor Castle's St George's Cha... |
'My robot makes me feel like I haven't been forgotten' | 31 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Internet-connected robots that can stream audio and video are increasingly helping housebound sick children and elderly people keep in touch with teachers, family and friends, combating the scourge of isolation and loneliness. Zoe Johnson, 16, hasn't been to school since she was 12. She went to th... |
Beyond 'Brogrammers': Can AI create a meritocracy? | 9 January 2017 | [
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"context": "Silicon Valley is so male-dominated that there's a name for the young, brash men who populate the region's many start-ups and high-tech firms: \"brogrammers\". Brogrammers are not your standard, introverted computer programmers. They are a more recent stereotype: the macho, beer swilling players w... |
Hong Kong activist Nathan Law denies seeking independence | 6 September 2016 | [
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"context": "Leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has said he will not use his newly-won seat on the Legislative Council (LegCo) to push for independence from China. \"I'm not advocating independence, I'm advocating Hong Kong people should enjoy [their] rights of self-determination,\" he told th... |
Study maps 'extensive Russian GPS spoofing' | 2 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has a bubble of spoofed GPS signals projected around him when he visits sensitive locations, a study suggests. It involves the state using strong radio signals to drown out reliable navigation data, says non-profit C4ADS. The report by the think tank documents almo... |
Jimmy Sham: Hong Kong protest leader 'attacked with hammers' | 17 October 2019 | [
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"context": "The leader of one of Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy groups has been taken to hospital after being attacked. Photographs on social media showed Jimmy Sham of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) lying in the street, covered in blood. From hospital, the activist said he \"remained committed to the... |
Brazil impeachment: Dilma Rousseff condemns 'coup' and 'farce' | 12 May 2016 | [
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"context": "Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has condemned the move to impeach her as a \"coup\" and a \"farce\", denying she has committed any crimes. She was addressing the nation on TV for the first time since senators voted overnight to suspend her for budgetary violations and put her on trial. Ms Rousse... |
How China's ire put global spotlight on Hong Kong activist Andy Chan | 14 August 2018 | [
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"context": "A lunchtime talk by a little-known Hong Kong political figure has drawn global attention to China's influence on free speech in the territory. Andy Chan is the head of a fringe nationalist party calling for Hong Kong's independence from China. The Hong Kong National Party is already facing a ban o... |
Russia denies access to jailed Ukraine film-maker Sentsov | 15 June 2018 | [
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"context": "Ukraine's human rights ombudswoman has said she was not allowed to visit Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov, jailed in Russia on terror charges. Prison officials said this was because \"Sentsov is a Russian citizen\", Lyudmyla Denisova told the BBC. Sentsov has been on hunger strike for 33 days to ... |
EU backs Romania's corruption fighter as new chief prosecutor | 19 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Laura Codruta Kovesi, Romania's former anti-corruption chief, looks set to become the EU's top prosecutor, despite opposition from her own government. Ms Kovesi gained the backing of most member states to head the new European Public Prosecutor's Office on Thursday. A European Council vote is expe... |
Jack Shepherd: Anger over on-the-run speedboat killer | 7 January 2019 | [
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"context": "The family of a woman who died in a speedboat crash on the River Thames have been speaking about their anger that her killer is still on the run. In July, Jack Shepherd was jailed for six years for the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown in 2015. However, the trial was held in his absence ... |
Egypt's Mohammed Morsi: Ex-leader buried after court death | 18 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has been buried hours after he collapsed in court and died on Monday. His lawyer told the AFP news agency the former leader had been buried in eastern Cairo early on Tuesday morning with his family present. Morsi, who was 67, had been in custody since his r... |
Najib Razak 1MDB: Malaysia's former PM faces biggest trial yet | 28 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has gone on trial again over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud involving a government fund. Mr Najib is facing several trials over the state investment fund 1MDB - this is the most significant covering 21 counts of money-laundering and four of abuse o... |
What next for China's overheated property market? | 16 February 2016 | [
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"context": "What does Wang Shi, founder and chairman of China Vanke, the world's biggest home builder by revenue, make of China's overheated property market? When prospective buyers enter the 900-home development \"Seaside Home\" along an avenue of Grecian columns, their eyes are meant to be drawn to three at... |
Q&A: Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Russia | 22 December 2013 | [
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"context": "Mikhail Khodorkovsky went from being Russia's richest man to its most famous prisoner in a life that has to some extent mirrored the changes in modern Russia. The former oligarch was suddenly pardoned by President Vladimir Putin and flown to Germany after spending a decade in custody on charges so... |
Poland threatens 'whole EU summit' over Tusk vote | 9 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Poland has threatened to derail Thursday's EU summit as it attempts to block the re-election of Donald Tusk as president of the European Council. Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said nothing should be decided without Poland's agreement. The ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) implacably opposes Mr Tusk... |
Rescue mission in Japan after two US Marine aircraft collide | 6 December 2018 | [
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"context": "A big search and rescue operation is continuing in Japan for five missing US Marines after two aircraft with seven crew collided and crashed into the sea. One Marine was rescued and was \"in fair condition\", while another one \"has been declared deceased\", Marines officials said in a statement. ... |
Trump-Kim summit: Second meeting by end of February | 18 January 2019 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a second summit by the end of February, the White House says. The announcement came after Mr Trump met top North Korean negotiator Kim Yong-chol at the White House. He had been expected to deliver a letter from Kim Jong-un to... |
Andrew Sabisky: No 10 adviser resigns over alleged race comments | 18 February 2020 | [
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"context": "Downing Street has said its adviser Andrew Sabisky has resigned, following criticism of alleged past remarks on pregnancies, eugenics and race. Labour had called for Mr Sabisky to go for reportedly saying black people had lower average IQs than white people. He is also alleged to have said compuls... |
Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski expelled from Oscars academy | 3 May 2018 | [
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"context": "Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski have been expelled from the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The academy - which runs the Oscars - said this was done in accordance with its standards of conduct. TV star Cosby was convicted of sexual assault last month. Oscar-winning director Polanski ... |
Rachel Saunders: Second missing botanist's body identified | 15 June 2018 | [
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"context": "South African police have identified the body of a British botanist kidnapped with her husband in a case with suspected links to the Islamic State group (IS). Rachel Saunders, 63, and her husband Rodney Saunders, 74, were last seen alive on 10 February. Police found Rodney's body on 17 February in... |
Chile missing plane: No survivors, confirms air force chief | 12 December 2019 | [
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"context": "Rescue workers in Chile have found human remains after an air force plane with 38 people on board went missing on Monday. There were no survivors, said Chilean Air Force head Arturo Merino. Magallanes Governor Jose Fernandez said relatives of those missing had been informed of the find. Earlier, C... |
World Cup fails to quell Russian anger over pension reform | 5 July 2018 | [
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"context": "Euphoric Russians took to the streets when their team advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup by beating Spain. But hours before Sunday's match, in 38 Russian towns and cities, there were protests at government plans to raise the retirement age for men and women. In the Siberian city of Om... |
Is it fair to kick out pupils halfway through sixth form? | 30 August 2017 | [
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"context": "St Olave's in Orpington is an intensely competitive grammar school, with stellar exam results and a long queue of applicants trying to get through the entrance exams. But it's now at the centre of a row about whether it is playing fair. And it's highlighted a question relevant to many other state ... |
Miami bridge collapse: Death toll expected to rise from six | 16 March 2018 | [
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"context": "Rescue crews are now focusing on recovering victims buried beneath the collapsed bridge in Florida that left at least six people dead, police say. The 174ft (53m) concrete bridge near Florida International University in Miami fell on to an eight-lane street on Thursday. Police say more bodies coul... |
Bourne's 3D conversion sends Chinese heads spinning | 29 August 2016 | [
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"context": "A 3D version of the latest Bourne movie made exclusively for Chinese cinemas has caused local audiences to complain about headaches and nausea. The format remains hugely popular in the country, particularly when it comes to action movies. But the conversion process required to give the 2D-shot fil... |
Ethiopian Airlines: 'Clear similarities' with Indonesia crash | 17 March 2019 | [
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"context": "Flight data from the Ethiopian Airlines disaster a week ago suggest \"clear similarities\" with a crash off Indonesia last October, Ethiopia's transport minister has said. Both planes were Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. Last Sunday the Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed after take-off from Addis Ababa, ki... |
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed to host a fundraising dinner | 27 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will be hosting a fundraising dinner to help secure $1bn (PS750m) for infrastructure projects in the capital. Officials said tickets will be charged at more than $175,000 per person, but further details are unclear. The dinner hopes to boost foreign investment i... |
China 'not heading for hard landing', says top economic planner | 6 March 2016 | [
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"context": "China's chief economic planner said the world's second biggest economy will \"absolutely not experience a hard landing\" despite growth forecast cuts. Predictions of an abrupt economic slowdown are \"destined to come to nothing\", said Xu Shaoshi, head of China's state planning agency. China's Nat... |
Saudi oil attacks: Who's using drones in the Middle East? | 17 September 2019 | [
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"context": "The attacks on Saudi oil installations have led to speculation that armed drones were involved. Both the United States and the Saudi authorities say this may well have been the case. The offensive use of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has grown significantly in recent years, and nowhere... |
Jussie Smollett: Suspects held over attack on actor released | 16 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Chicago police have released two men arrested in connection with an alleged attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett. The US TV star needed hospital treatment last month after a suspected racist and homophobic attack. A police spokesperson said on Friday the men were released without charge and were... |
'Brief radiation spike' after rocket engine blast in northern Russia | 8 August 2019 | [
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"context": "A rocket engine explosion on a naval test range in northern Russia has killed two people and injured six, the defence ministry told Russian media. The victims of the explosion in Arkhangelsk region were civilian specialists while military and civilian personnel are among the injured. The ministry ... |
Turkey Syria offensive: Mitch McConnell attacks Trump | 18 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Donald Trump's policy in Syria has been criticised by one of his party's most senior politicians. In a Washington Post opinion piece, Mitch McConnell said fellow Republican Mr Trump's troop withdrawal order combined with Turkey's Syria assault was a \"strategic nightmare\". On Wednesday the presid... |
Syria war: G7 fails to agree sanctions on Russia after 'chemical attack' | 11 April 2017 | [
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"context": "G7 nations have failed to agree on a proposal by Britain for sanctions against Russia in the wake of a deadly chemical attack they say was carried out by Moscow's ally, Syria. Italy's foreign minister said the group did not want to back Russia into a corner and preferred dialogue. US Secretary of ... |
Iceland's mooted circumcision ban sparks religious outrage | 19 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Religious groups have condemned a bill in Iceland's parliament that would ban circumcision for non-medical reasons. The draft law would impose a six-year prison term on anyone guilty of \"removing part or all of the [child's] sexual organs\", arguing the practice violates the child's rights. Jewis... |
Saudi crown prince warns of 'Iran threat' to global oil | 30 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned that oil prices may soar if the world does not act to deter Iran. He said failure to act could embolden Iran and lead to war, which he said would ruin the global economy. The prince was speaking after an attack on oil facilities which he blames on ... |
Kim Wall: Submariner Peter Madsen says toxic fumes killed journalist | 8 March 2018 | [
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"context": "Danish inventor Peter Madsen has denied murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine, saying she died in an accident. At his trial in Copenhagen, Mr Madsen said the 30-year-old died of carbon monoxide poisoning when the vessel filled with toxic exhaust fumes. But he has admitted... |
Iraq unrest: Protesters set fire to Iranian consulate in Najaf | 28 November 2019 | [
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"context": "A group of protesters in Iraq have set fire to Iran's consulate in the southern city of Najaf amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations. Protesters chanted \"Iran out of Iraq\" as flames engulfed the building. Reports say staff at the consulate managed to flee just before protesters broke in. Th... |
Are there 70,000 Syrian 'moderates' ready to back UK? | 1 December 2015 | [
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"context": "In advocating a case for extending UK air strikes into Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron outlined a strategy of targeting so-called Islamic State (IS), paralleled with a diplomatic track in which the main opposition groupings sat down with the Syrian regime and worked out a transition of power. ... |
Intelligent Machines: The jobs robots will steal first | 14 September 2015 | [
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"context": "If you are sitting at a desk, driving a taxi or carrying a hod, stop for a moment and ask: could a robot or machine do this job better? The answer, unfortunately for you, is probably - yes. The debate about whether machines will eliminate the need for human employment is no longer just academic. B... |
Greece elections: Centre-right regains power under Kyriakos Mitsotakis | 8 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Greece's centre-right opposition party New Democracy has won the nation's snap general election. With most districts counted, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted defeat to his rival, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. New Democracy has 39.85% of the vote so far, with Mr Tsipras's leftist Syriza party in seco... |
Brexit: Michael Gove says UK voters can change final deal | 9 December 2017 | [
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"context": "Voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final Brexit deal, Michael Gove has said. The environment secretary praised Theresa May's \"tenacity and skill\" in securing a last-minute deal to end phase one negotiations on Friday. But, writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said if B... |
Russia laws ban 'disrespect' of government and 'fake news' | 7 March 2019 | [
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"context": "Russia's parliament has passed two bills outlawing \"disrespect\" of authorities and the spreading of what the government deems to be \"fake news\". The first ban refers to \"blatant disrespect\" of the state, its officials and Russian society, and repeat offenders face up to 15 days in jail. The ... |
Thousands challenge EU-Canada trade deal in German court | 12 October 2016 | [
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"context": "Germany's highest court is hearing a challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade deal from some 125,000 citizens. The organisations behind the complaint say it is the biggest constitutional complaint in German history. They say the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) deal violates de... |
Scammers abused Facebook phone number search | 5 April 2018 | [
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"context": "Facebook was warned by security researchers that attackers could abuse its phone number and email search facility to harvest people's data. On Wednesday, the firm said \"malicious actors\" had been harvesting profiles for years by abusing the search tool. It said anybody that had not changed their... |
French couple forced to halt online contest to sell villa | 12 April 2019 | [
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"context": "For just EUR13 (PS11; $14), you too could have entered an online quiz to win a sprawling guest house set in the idyllic Dordogne in south-west France. The contest was the idea of Brigitte and Christophe Demassougne, who had initially put their property on sale with local estate agents. But the com... |
Nigeria Boko Haram militants offered olive branch by army | 7 April 2016 | [
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"context": "Nigeria's army says 800 militants from the Islamist Boko Haram group who have surrendered and shown remorse will be rehabilitated into society. They would be profiled, documented and offered training in new skills at several camps currently being set up, the army spokesman told the BBC. Until now ... |
Tiananmen Square: What happened in the protests of 1989? | 4 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Thirty years ago, Beijing's Tiananmen Square became the focus for large-scale protests, which were crushed by China's Communist rulers. The events produced one of the most iconic photos of the 20th Century - a lone protester standing in front of a line of army tanks. In the 1980s, China was going ... |
‘Morning people’ have lower breast cancer risk | 6 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Women whose body clocks mean they are \"morning people\" have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, say UK researchers. The team at the University of Bristol says the reason why still needs to be uncovered. It adds the findings are important as they may affect every woman's risk. Experts said ... |
'I nearly aborted my baby because of an unreliable test' | 8 February 2019 | [
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"context": "When Claire Bell became pregnant she paid for a test that would indicate whether the baby had Down's Syndrome - and agreed to be screened for some other rare conditions at the same time. Not long afterwards, writes the BBC's Charlotte Hayward, she received what appeared to be terrible news. For fi... |
Tory leadership: What do would-be PMs mean for NI? | 20 June 2019 | [
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"context": "As the race to be the next Tory leader is whittled down to the final two candidates, here is what a Boris Johnson or a Jeremy Hunt premiership could mean for Northern Ireland. Mr Johnson's main link to Northern Ireland used to be his red buses. In 2013, the then London mayor opened a Wrightbus pla... |
Russia and South Korea spar over airspace 'intrusion' | 24 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Russia has strongly denied ever apologising for violating South Korean airspace, as the fall-out from an incident involving warplanes from four countries continues. South Korea's presidential office earlier said a Russian official had expressed \"deep regret\" for Tuesday's aerial intrusion. It sa... |
Pope Francis declares death penalty inadmissible in all cases | 2 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Pope Francis has changed the teachings of the Catholic faith to officially oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, the Vatican has said. The Catechism of the Church, a codified doctrine which sums up teachings, had previously stated that the death penalty could be used in some cases. It now... |
Japan to strike South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens | 2 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Japan will remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries. The decision to strike South Korea off its so-called \"white list\" puts fresh trading restrictions on the country. South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday condemned Tokyo'... |
New Zealand space launch is first from a private site | 25 May 2017 | [
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"context": "An American company has launched a rocket into space from New Zealand, the first from a private launch facility. Rocket Lab's 17m-long (56ft) Electron lifted off from the Mahia Peninsula, in the North Island, the firm said. The test flight was the first launch from New Zealand and is a major first... |
US election 2016: When are election polls most reliable? | 3 August 2016 | [
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"context": "A new round of US election polls have shifted momentum behind Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the three-month dash to November. Seven national polls conducted after the close of the Democratic convention last week showed the former secretary of state receiving an average increase of nearly 7... |
Lawrence Ray: US student's dad charged for sex trafficking | 12 February 2020 | [
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"context": "A man accused of abusing his daughter's university roommates has been arrested in the US and charged with extortion, sex trafficking and forced labour. Prosecutors say Lawrence \"Larry\" Ray extorted some $1m (PS771,000) from students at New York's Sarah Lawrence College, abusing them \"emotionall... |
Dancing the death drill: The sinking of the SS Mendi | 21 February 2017 | [
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"context": "In the pre-dawn darkness of a February morning in 1917, a ship carrying hundreds of black South African men was sunk in the English Channel. But this was no act of war. A Royal Mail cargo ship had ploughed full speed into the SS Mendi - and its captain inexplicably did nothing to help. Who were t... |
Mollie Tibbetts murder: Suspect 'forgot dead jogger in car' | 23 August 2018 | [
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"context": "A Mexican immigrant accused of murdering Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts claims to have no memory of her death. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, confessed to following the 20-year-old during her evening run five weeks ago. He said he \"got mad\" when she threatened to call 911, but cannot recall what hap... |
Brexit: Why are border arguments delaying a deal? | 5 December 2017 | [
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"context": "The future of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic remains a sticking point in the Brexit negotiations. BBC Reality Check explains. Yes, borders are not just about security checks, tariffs and customs duties. When two countries (in this case the UK and the Republic of Ireland) are... |
Dutch prostitution debate in parliament forced by youth petition | 10 April 2019 | [
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"context": "A petition is to be handed into the Dutch parliament demanding that visiting a prostitute be made illegal. Some 42,000 young people have added their signatures, which means the issue will be debated by politicians in a country that has some of the most relaxed laws around paying for sex. \"I am pr... |
Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid challenged by Comcast | 27 February 2018 | [
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"context": "US cable TV giant Comcast has made a PS22.1bn bid for Sky, challenging an existing offer from 21st Century Fox. Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox had already agreed an PS18.5bn deal to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own. Comcast is the biggest US cable TV firm. It also owns the broadcast T... |
Phage therapy: 'Viral cocktail saved my daughter's life' | 8 May 2019 | [
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"context": "An experimental cocktail of viruses has saved the life of a teenager who had a deadly and seemingly untreatable infection. Isabelle's body was being attacked by bacteria and she was given less than a 1% chance of survival. But doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital attempted an untested \"phage t... |
Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal | 8 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Mu... |
Trump budget: Rex Tillerson defends foreign aid budget squeeze | 16 March 2017 | [
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"context": "US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has defended swingeing budget cuts to his own department proposed by President Donald Trump. Speaking in Japan, he said the level of state department spending in the past had been \"simply not sustainable\" and he willingly accepted the \"challenge\". If Congres... |
KFC shortages to continue all week | 20 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Delivery problems will mean some KFC outlets will remain closed for the rest of the week, while others will have a reduced menu or shortened hours. About half the fast food chain's 900 outlets in its UK-based division were still closed on Tuesday night. That was fewer than the 575 closed as of Mon... |
Chile protests: Is inequality becoming worse? | 21 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Demonstrators across Chile have been expressing their anger at high levels of inequality and the cost of living. So, we've taken a look at whether the difference between rich and poor in Chile is actually rising and how this inequality compares with other countries. First, let's compare Chile's in... |
Young will pick up climate change bill, advisers warn | 28 June 2018 | [
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"context": "Young people will be left to pick up the bill for climate change because politicians are dodging the issue, a UK report warns. The government must act faster to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from road traffic, homes and farming, the Committee on Climate Change says. Without action, the coming... |
The Indian wedding that bet on Bitcoin | 20 December 2017 | [
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"context": "When Prashant Sharma and Niti Shree were planning to marry, they decided to ask for something unusual as a wedding present - the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The couple, who live in the south Indian city of Bangalore, are founders of a digital start-up and many of their friends also work for technolog... |
Is social media to thank for low teen pregnancy rates? | 28 March 2018 | [
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"context": "It is perhaps one of the great societal success stories of our time. Over the past 20 years, the teenage pregnancy rate in England and Wales has been more than halved. It is now at its lowest level since records began, in the 1960s. If that had been achieved in other areas of public health, such a... |
Why the plan to rename Pikachu has made Hong Kong angry | 31 May 2016 | [
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"context": "Japanese game-maker Nintendo is about to release two new games in its hugely popular Pokemon series. But a decision to use only Mandarin Chinese names for the characters has proved controversial in Hong Kong. The BBC looks at why fans and linguists are so riled. Pokemon characters' names used to b... |
Brexit: Corbyn plans to call no-confidence vote to defeat no-deal | 15 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Jeremy Corbyn has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit. If he wins a no-confidence vote in the government, the Labour leader plans to delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum... |
EU workplace headscarf ban 'can be legal', says ECJ | 14 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Workplace bans on the wearing of \"any political, philosophical or religious sign\" such as headscarves need not constitute direct discrimination, Europe's top court has ruled. But the ban must be based on internal company rules requiring all employees to \"dress neutrally\", said the European Cou... |
How bad is air pollution in the UK? | 6 March 2017 | [
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"context": "The government must devise a new plan to clean the air after losing two court cases. As part of the So I Can Breathe series, we examine air pollution in the UK. Who is most to blame and what should be done? Air pollution is a major contributor to ill health in the UK, but it's hard to say exactly ... |
Conservative Party: New PM to be in post by end of July | 24 May 2019 | [
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"context": "A new prime minister will be in Downing Street by the end of July, according to the Conservative Party. A statement from the party's chairman and the backbench 1922 Committee said nominations for the leadership would close in the week starting 10 June. MPs will then whittle the candidates down to ... |
Iran nuclear deal: Enriched uranium limit will be breached on 27 June | 17 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Iran has announced it will breach on 27 June the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Its atomic energy agency said it had quadrupled production of the material, which is used to make reactor fuel and potentially nuclear weapons. But ... |
Turkey's lira crisis explained | 10 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Turkey's currency, the lira, has hit record lows, creating a headache for the country's president and pushing up prices on everyday items. But there is one area reaping the benefits: tourism. Bookings to Turkey have gone up in recent months - although the exact cause is, of course, hard to say. A ... |
South African boy of three drowns in Limpopo toilet | 6 July 2018 | [
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"context": "A three-year-old boy is the latest child to die in South Africa after drowning in a pit latrine. Omari Monono died in the outside toilet at his aunt's house in Limpopo province, the same region where five-year-old Michael Komape drowned in a school toilet in 2014. \"I'm hurting. I cannot eat or sl... |
Harvey Weinstein seeks to dismiss case based on accuser's emails | 3 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is seeking to get the criminal case against him thrown out of court. On Friday, his lawyers filed a defence motion citing dozens of \"warm\" emails they say Mr Weinstein received from one of his accusers after an alleged rape. His team argue prosecutors should h... |
Argentine leader convinced Nisman death was no suicide | 22 January 2015 | [
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"context": "Argentine leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says she is convinced the death of top Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman was not suicide. Mr Nisman, 51, was found shot dead in his apartment on Sunday. The prosecutor probing his death said it appeared to be suicide. But in a letter published on T... |
Israel strikes Syrian targets near Golan Heights | 2 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian army targets after rockets were fired at the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military says. Three Syrian soldiers were killed in the overnight strike, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Israel seized the Golan from Syria in 1967 and later in effect annexed i... |
UK interest rates on hold amid Brexit impasse | 21 March 2019 | [
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"context": "The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold amid continued uncertainty over Brexit. All nine members of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep rates at 0.75%, where they have been since August last year. In the meeting's minutes, the MPC said the economic outlook would co... |
Brexit vote: 'Anyone's guess' what happens now | 25 June 2016 | [
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"context": "\"That's made my life.\" That was easily the most enthusiastic reaction when I took to the streets of Aberdeen to find out how people felt about the UK voting to leave the EU. Perhaps it was the rush to get to work or university, perhaps it was shock at the result, perhaps it was just the thick pe... |
Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed | 17 February 2019 | [
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"context": "For a country running out of foreign reserves, facing a yawning current account deficit and fighting to secure its financial future, Pakistan is putting on quite a show for Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. And it's easy to see why: Prime Minister Imran Khan needs m... |
Dresden Green Vault robbery: Fears historic jewels may be lost forever | 26 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Diamond-encrusted swords and intricately designed brooches stolen from a former royal palace in Germany may never be seen again, experts warn. The items, part of a collection created in 1723 by Saxony's ruler, Augustus the Strong, are so recognisable that thieves are likely to break them up. Artwo... |
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed weeps for general killed in 'coup bid' | 25 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been seen weeping at a memorial for the army chief of staff who was shot dead in an alleged coup attempt on Saturday. Gen Seare Mekonnen was reportedly assassinated by his bodyguard as part of a plot to seize power in the northern region of Amhara. Officials... |
Fan Bingbing: Vanished Chinese star 'not socially responsible' | 11 September 2018 | [
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"context": "Chinese film star Fan Bingbing has been ranked last in a report judging A-list celebrities on how \"socially responsible\" they are, fuelling further speculation about the whereabouts of the actress, who has not been seen in public for more than two months. The 2017-2018 China Film and Television ... |
India warns on Bitcoin as investors rush in | 8 December 2017 | [
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"context": "The digital currency Bitcoin is rallying at phenomenal speed, leaving many high and others dry in markets around the world. But why are prices higher in India than elsewhere? The BBC's Devina Gupta explains. While the Bitcoin bull run has been welcomed by many, financial regulators in emerging eco... |
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